These pesticide approvals mark only the beginning of this administration’s push to unleash more PFAS pesticides across the United States.

(Beyond Pesticides, August 20, 2024) A study published online in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology raises continuing concern about residual exposure to organochlorine pesticides ...

A government funding bill released Monday excludes a controversial pesticides provision, marking a win for the Make America ...

The use of hazardous pesticides and agrochemicals by farmers and traders to protect crops, control weeds, and store food ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 22, 2025) While it has been widely found that farmworkers bear the brunt of agricultural pesticide exposures in fields and outbuildings, the outdoor use of chemicals ...

Biotechnological pesticides are a promising alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. But we have limited knowledge of how toxic they are to other organisms in the environment beyond regulatory ...

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “ Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson ...

The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, suggesting current pesticide risk assessment criteria need updating. The ...

Paul Smith writes, True 'access for all' means every child, including those with asthma or sensitivities, can play without ...

Pesticide safety is extremely important. If the directions on the label are followed, both the applicator and the environment ...

In Brazil, the unabated use of dangerous pesticides reminds the world of the harm done by denying reality. Here, as with everywhere else, synthetic pesticides play a crucial role in agriculture by ...

Chiral pesticides, which exist as enantiomers, have emerged as a critical focus in environmental research owing to their divergent biological activities and toxicological profiles. When applied as ...